As a white male who in his formative years spent more hours playing ISS Deluxe than actual football, devoured Star Wars spin-off novels, collected miniatures (Hornby, Airfix, Citadel) and owned an Amstrad CPC 464 from the age of six onwards, I’m apparently well positioned to pontificate about what constitutes being a ‘geek’. 608 more words

Much has been written and spoken about Twitter’s role in social uprisings such as the Arab Spring and the London riots of 2011. BlackBerry Messenger and Twitter allowed many people to converse with each other instantly in real time and organise themselves to meet in particular places during the London riots, a phenomenon that had not been seen before the advent of Blackberry Messenger and Twitter. 734 more words

It has almost been two years since the ‘London’ Riots………I use the speech marks because rioting did not only happen in London but was also going on in Bristol, Birmingham, Manchester etc. 135 more words